Today we’d like to introduce you to Damii .
Hi Damii, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
So I’ve been making content since about a child, since about 11 or 10 years old. I’ve always had a passion and desire for doing anything with the camera, whether it be pictures, cinematic videos, or just getting in front of the camera and being funny.
But not only with that, I always found myself being a leader. Growing up in school, I was always a leader of the pack when it comes to my friend groups playing on the team sports. Majority of the time I was always a captain. I always led down, always led team huddles and I gave pep talks to the team
throughout my journey. I found myself either doing videos. Or playing sports and as the years went on and on and on By the time I became a senior in high school I was doing my best to balance making videos and playing sports at the same time
when I got to college I found myself leaning towards making content But my heart is still in the game of basketball 2020 It was my freshman year in college and that’s when COVID happened. And when COVID happened, it completely shifted my life, as well did it do for others.
In 2020, I went full in, I’m making content, and I knew what I wanted to do.
But at this point in school,
and in 2021, I entered a physical therapy program. And it was a battle for me because it wasn’t really something I was passionate about. It was just something that I I would do if I was just taking the academic journey. My heart was in making content and being a creative.
I’m in a program that if you get underneath a 75%. They take you out the, they take you out the program. I had to do a lot of studying tests almost every week and not enough time. And I had no time to be making content. I was torn at this because this is something I really wanted to do. And I didn’t want an opportunity to slip away from me because at this point I built something on social media, but I’m not where I want to be at.
So during this time, I had a big back and forth. In my brain, I’m thinking about what I should do. So, I managed both, so I did my best to manage both. And eventually,
I moved back to Georgia from the school I was attending. When I moved back to Georgia, I was doing school online, getting my health science degree, and working the job while still pursuing content.
Fast forward to 2022,
fast forward to 2022, I start, I start a new YouTube channel. Fast forward to 2022, I started grinding on my YouTube channel. Damii, I told myself, this is the year that I need to really go hard on YouTube. I just finished and got my degree. I’m in the place I, I want to be. I shouldn’t have any distractions.
Just YouTube and working a job, just YouTube, my clothing brand and working a job. 2022 was was when it all really started.
I put in a lot of work that year.
It was a very emotional time because I really just wanted to make it. I really just wanted to do well. I ended the year with about 30, 000 subscribers, but
I knew I was meant for this.
And when not only that, I started posting clips of myself talking to a camera, motivating others
that has gone viral all over the internet. And the thing about that is. I’m really talking to myself in those videos. I’m a very tough critic of myself and I hold myself accountable a lot. I look at myself in the mirror and I tell me what I gotta do to be better. And I started having these conversations with myself and I just recorded them and posted them online.
So at this point, I’m being known for two different things. I’m being known for motivating people, but I’m also being known for being entertaining. Being an entertaining, fun guy. Which is perfect because that’s my whole perk that that’s my exact personality. i’m a fun, energetic person, but I know when it’s time to be serious.
At the end of 2022,
I started to really build a name for myself a little bit and 2023 comes and I take it to a different level. I’ve gone, I’m going all over the internet for my motivational videos and my, in my YouTube videos
and people are starting to realize 2023 I hit a 1o0k subscribers,
accumulated millions of views online.
I put in a lot of work and this I’m doing all this while working, but 2024. I’m taking it to a whole different level. I’ve gotten smarter with the game. I understand how to play it better. I’ve almost tripled, I’ve almost tripled my amount of subscribers. I’ve tripled my amount of subscribers on YouTube.
I’m still impacting the world with my voice and I’m doing it all with integrity, which means a lot to me.
My whole goal now is just to take it to a whole another level and have my impact reach many households.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Obstacles and challenges were definitely doing school, working a job, and trying to pursue this. Because there was a lot of time I had to manage. Every time I was out flying to another state, get back the next day at 5am and have to go to work by 6 ;30 am.
Also, the mental battle of not letting your family down. You want to make your family proud and you want to be able to do so much for them. And you just hope that you’re making the right choices.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am a clothing brand owner, Motivational speaker, Entertainer & Content creator.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.onacero.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askboutdami/
- Twitter: https://x.com/damiifr
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@damiiYT
- Other: https://www.youtube.com/@DamiBTS
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